Emma Ruth : Writing

Tea Tree

Tea Tree

A Poem by Emma Ruth


Rooted I am Cultivated to be the way I should be Unable to grow, unable to roam Rooted I am Little tea tree But who are you..
In the Night

In the Night

A Poem by Emma Ruth


The moon shone so bright It awoke me in the night Shining through my window pane Exploded in droplets of rain It shared its glow ..
Observations

Observations

A Poem by Emma Ruth


Observations: Subject 1 : The Girl Who Drowned . In her chronic sighs and water-logged eyes Who screamed all day and night, ..
Pianissimo

Pianissimo

A Poem by Emma Ruth


I sit silent, serene, pristine keyed: Everything is black and white. My strings are still, as my indifferent will; All is calm, tra..
Stifled, Stifled

Stifled, Stifled

A Poem by Emma Ruth


My thoughts are breathing, alive...But my words; they're dead inside.Congested in my head,My salvation left unsaid,The groom at the alter with no brid..
Building a Boat

Building a Boat

A Poem by Emma Ruth


Building a boat, Building my raft, To keep me afloat, ‘Keep me from drowning’ She laughed. Hush, hush, The ..
Two Foxes

Two Foxes

A Poem by Emma Ruth


Two Foxes I saw two foxes in the canal today, But they weren’t struggling Anymore. To their death they were surely wooed, D..
Kiss

Kiss

A Poem by Emma Ruth


March, marching, breathing; holding hands. Clear midnight sky, star for every sigh, Quiet, insignificant corner where we stand… P..
The Sad Demise of Marvin the Fly; A Eulogy

The Sad Demise of Marvin the Fly; A Eulogy

A Poem by Emma Ruth


A poem inspired by the tragic and untimely passing of a fruit fly named Marvin.